\u201cperversion\u201d of a new law<\/a> meant to crack down on reckless driving. He said the lower speed limit jeopardizes cyclists’ safety by forcing them to train outside the park.<\/p>\nBut a spokesperson for Mamdani\u2019s office stood behind Adams\u2019 Central Park order \u2014 as well as the previous mayor\u2019s move to impose a 15 mph speed limit for e-bikes across the city.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe new speed limit in Central Park\u2014which would apply equally to bikes and essential vehicles \u2014 aligns with the speed limit for e-scooters and e-bikes on city streets,\u201d mayoral spokesperson Sam Raskin wrote in a statement. \u201cThis new speed limit would reduce confusion, promotes safety, and help ensure the park remains a comfortable place for everyone \u2014from families and runners to daily cyclists. We are confident in this policy and look forward to defending it in court.\u201d<\/p>\n
A state judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked the city from enforcing the speed limit, according to Beadle. Raskin\u2019s statement indicates the city will continue to fight the case.<\/p>\n
Mamdani has faced criticism from cycling advocates since taking office. The NYPD has continued to issue criminal summonses to cyclists who break traffic laws, despite Mamdani saying he wants to stop that practice.<\/p>\n
Leah Reiss, a lawyer representing the city in the lawsuit, had argued the effort to block the lower speed limit was \u201cmoot\u201d because signs were already changed in Central Park. The 15 mph speed limit for cyclists is now the \u201cstatus quo,\u201d Reiss wrote. According to court filings, the city changed the signs around Feb. 17.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe city has a substantial interest in lowering speeds as part of other traffic calming measures to better ensure all visitors can enjoy Central Park,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mayor Zohran Mamdani\u2019s administration is backing a controversial 15 mph speed limit imposed on cyclists in Central Park…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":146856,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[75,84,83,9,24,63],"class_list":{"0":"post-146855","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-manhattan","8":"tag-manhattan","9":"tag-manhattan-headlines","10":"tag-manhattan-news","11":"tag-new-york","12":"tag-new-york-city","13":"tag-nyc"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146855","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=146855"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146855\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/146856"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=146855"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=146855"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=146855"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}